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The significance and distribution of color in Super Mario logotypes

Rob Beschizza
Jan 24, 2025
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The Most Mario Colors my be the "silliest" post Louie Mantla's ever written, but it's fun and scientific and perfectly fascinating study of the use of color in Super Mario game indicia: "Green is the most common color overall, with a whopping 55 uses in 40 logos."

Every logo in this analysis adheres to the following criteria:
The title must be in the poly…

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